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Maybe I’m just paranoid and overreacted. My Bad News post bashed Mexican drivers being used in the US by US and Mexican companies. Maybe it will be good for everyone… if CFI isn’t concerned, why should it be a problem for me?
Originally posted 2008-06-07 20:35:20.

Back to stuff I know about. I wrote a post about WIFI on the road in Nov ‘04 and not much has changed. TA is still so-so, Flying J’s are the best.
Two months ago I had to get a new laptop.  The power socket was loose and flaking out. I nursed it enough to [...]

The State | 08/15/2004 | Companies need drivers to keep on trucking
Being away from home for long stretches at a time, driving 500 miles a day and battling traffic is lonely, stressful work and, as a result, the industry has a high turnover rate. Limited wage growth since trucking was deregulated in 1979 has exacerbated [...]

Another boring meaningless study perpetrated  on the ignorant to push an agenda.
Studies clash on safety impact of hours rule By Max HeineA study released today by an insurance trade group says the new hours-of-service rule has resulted in truckers driving more and being slightly more fatigued than under the old rule.
However, a new report from [...]

Ever get that sinking feeling of, “How long does the USA have left? Between the Mexican Trucks, Trans-Texas Corridor and other NAFTA Superhighways, and not even mentioning illegal immigration, President Bush reminds us what he really wants.
Bush tries to reassure skeptical Mexico – Americas – MSNBC.com.
MSNBC News Services
MERIDA, Mexico – …Bush promised to [...]

The pilot program was a secret and kept from public hearings? No surprise since the entire SPP and Texas Corridor are trying to stay under the radar.

SPECIAL REPORT: Big questions remain on
Mexican pilot program .Charlie Parfrey, president of Parfrey Trucking Brokerage in Spokane, WA, testified on behalf of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
Almost immediately, [...]